The following article is a list of cities sorted by homicide rates in the world, excluding active war zones. The homicide rate of a city is an imprecise tool for comparison, as the population within city borders may not best represent an urban or metropolitan area with varying rates in different areas.
Rankings (2023–2024) The following 50 cities have the highest homicide rates in the world of all cities not at war, with a population of at least 300,000 people. For cities without data prior to 2023 or 2024, figures are based upon 2022 data from El Consejo Ciudadano para la Seguridad Pública y la Justicia Penal (The Citizen Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice), an advocacy group from Mexico City.
By country
+Homicide rate top 50: Number of cities by countryCountry20182019202020212022 15 18 18 18 17 14 10 11 11 10 4 3 5 7 7 2 3 2 4 6 3 3 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 6 6 6 No data No data 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
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City Country Homicides Population Per100,000 Year Zamora 258 204,860 125.94 2023 Tijuana 1,844 1,922,523 95.92 2023 Fresnillo 219 240,532 91.05 2023 St. Louis 150 277,29454.12024 Celaya 432 521,169 82.89 2023 Cancún 765 934,189 81.89 2023 Jackson 118 149,765 78.79 2023 Uruapan 258 356,786 72.31 2023 Ciudad Bolívar 264 382,095 69.092018 Ciudad Juárez 1,033 1,512,450 68.30 2023 Belém 1,6272,491,05265.312018 Cape Town 2,947 4,604,98664.002021 Irapuato 374 592,953 63.07 2023 Cumaná 225360,43662.422021 Mossoró 187300,61862.212021 Ciudad Guayana 471 758,490 62.102021 Zacatecas 214361,34759.222021 Baltimore 197 566,63234.82024 Caracas 1,417 2,682,801 52.822021 Vitória da Conquista 179 341,12852.472021 New Orleans 193364,19753.02024 Nelson Mandela Bay 621 1,213,060 51.192021 Maturín 254 497,723 51.032021 San Salvador 9061,800,33650.322018 Birmingham 115195,41858.92024 Aracaju 463949,34248.772018 Memphis 249613,20740.62024 Cuernavaca 436896,68848.622021 Coatzacoalcos 162335,07748.352018 Palmira 149 310,608 47.972018 Detroit 203 651,171 31.22024 Macapá 233493,63447.202018 Baton Rouge 53219,08624.22024 Campos dos Goytacazes 233503,42446.282018 Tepic 230512,38744.892018 Cleveland 109362,76230.12024 Guatemala City 1,411 3,226,974 43.732018 Durban 1,727 3,981,205 43.382021 Rio Branco 173413,41841.852021 Reynosa 295 711,130 41.482018 João Pessoa 4601,112,30441.362018 San Pedro Sula 330 801,259 41.192021 Colima 135328,47141.102021 Ensenada 175 443,807 39.43 2023 Maceió 404 1,025,36039.402021 Cúcuta 325861,00037.752021 Shreveport 47175,09226.82024 Barquisimeto 402 1,095,161 36.712021 Caruaru 133365,27836.412021 Philadelphia 2621,549,25916.912024 Richmond (VA) 56231,80524.22024 Rochester 27206,093 13.10 2024 Teresina 302868,07534.792021 Minatitlán (Colima) 109314,34834.672021 Milwaukee 134560,41623.92024 Dayton 40134,85729.72024 North Charleston 21123,511 17.02024 Atlanta 132500,21226.42024 Washington, D.C. 179702,25025.52024 San Bernardino 25224,283 11.22024 Oakland 81435,04218.62024 Ciudad Victoria 108 349,688 30.88 2023 Kansas City 141511,53527.62024 Louisville 147676,84321.72024 Chicago 4612,638,698 17.52024 Little Rock 36204,24717.62024 Cincinnati 68311,59921.82024 South Bend 3103,4152.92024 Indianapolis 178890,68520.02024 Hartford 21119,62617.6 2024 Miami Gardens 13110,466 11.8 2024 Las Vegas 152646,79023.502021 Peoria 14109,677 12.82024 Columbus (OH) 112915,44712.22024 Toledo 32263,66812.14 2024 Minneapolis 76423,28217.92024 Columbia 14144,5599.682024 Akron 24188,22312.75 2024 Albuquerque 103558,74518.42024 Savannah 23241,7809.512024 Columbus (GA) 26201,061 12.93 2024 Tuscaloosa 18113,834 15.812024 Houston 3202,319,160 13.80 2024 Montgomery 35193,72818.12024 Newark 39309,70812.592024 Chattanooga 24188,894 12.712024 New Haven 15137,24310.932024 Buffalo 34273,72812.422024 Augusta 35198,01417.692019 Tucson 37548,7896.742024 High Point 3117,6292.552024 Dallas 1801,321,502 13.622024 Greensboro 43304,30614.13 2024 Beaumont 14111,32012.58 2024 Richmond (CA) 9113,4187.94 2024 West Palm Beach 10126,4277.912024 Norfolk 37230,460 16.052024 Bakersfield 60407,61514.702021 Nashville 99692,58714.602021 Pittsburgh 43300,43114.312021 Tulsa 59411,40114.302021 Denver 100711,46314.102021 Thunder Bay 15108,84313.782022 Durham 39285,52713.662021 Newport News 24179,73613.532019 Jacksonville 128954,61413.402021 Los Cabos 47 351,111 13.39 2023 Paterson 19145,23413.082019 Fresno 71544,51013.002021 Springfield 20153,40412.962019 Portland 83641,16212.902021 Fayetteville 27212,09312.762019 Fort Worth 118935,50812.602021 Syracuse 18146,10312.322021 Phoenix 1981,625,00012.202021 Oklahoma City 82687,72511.902021 Bridgeport 17144,55611.732019 Knoxville 22187,53211.662019 San Antonio 1681,452,00011.602021 Fort Lauderdale 37184,34720.12024 Hampton 15135,04811.262019 Charlotte 98879,70911.102021 Providence 21189,69211.072021 Sacramento 57525,04110.902021 Fort Wayne 29265,97410.902021 Miami 47439,89010.702021 Los Angeles 3963,849,00010.302021 Lexington 33321,79310.262021 Aurora 39389,34710.022021 Stockton 32322,1209.932021 Tampa 36387,0509.302021 Charleston 14151,6129.232021 Winston-Salem 23250,3209.192021 Austin 79964,1778.202021 Long Beach 37456,0628.102021 Salt Lake City 16200,4787.982021 Colorado Springs 38483,9567.902021 Regina 17226,4047.502021 Winnipeg 54749,6077.202022 Orlando 22309,1547.122021 San Francisco 56815,2016.902021 Omaha 32487,3006.602021 Honolulu 21345,5106.082021 New York City 4918,468,0005.802021 Wichita 23395,6995.802021 Seattle 41733,9195.602021 Boston 36654,7765.502021 Raleigh 26469,1245.502021 Kaunas 21383,7645.402017 Spokane 12229,0715.242021 Mesa 25509,4754.902021 Arlington 19392,7864.802021 San Diego 631,382,0004.602021 El Paso 30678,4154.402021 Klaipėda 7172,2723.902017 Marseille 51860,0005.932023 San Jose 31983,4893.202021 Virginia Beach 14457,6723.102021 Toronto 852,794,356 3.042021 Debrecen 6202,0003.002017 Lincoln 8292,6572.732021 Montreal 411,762,9492.322022 Amsterdam 16844,9472.202017 Tampere 5236,0002.202017 Chandler 6279,4582.152021 Istanbul 282 15,460,0001.812019 Plano 5288,2531.732021 McKinney 3202,6901.482021 Chula Vista 4277,2201.442021 Glendale 1192,3660.522021 Macao 2686,6000.322023 Hong Kong 227,481,0000.292020
See also
Firearm death rates in the United States by state Homicide in world cities List of Brazilian states by murder rate List of countries by firearm-related death rate List of countries by intentional death rate – homicide plus suicide List of countries by intentional homicide rate List of countries by life expectancy List of countries by suicide rate List of federal subjects of Russia by murder rate List of Mexican states by homicides List of U.S. states by homicide rate List of United States cities by crime rate (2014) Number of guns per capita by country Right to keep and bear arms in the United States United States cities by crime rate (100,000–250,000) United States cities by crime rate (60,000-100,000) List of Canada cities by crime severity index
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